lucylocket61
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- Type of diabetes
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I eat a far wider choice of foods than the ones on your list. Your list is for keto/carnivore diets.But diet advice for diabetics does not focus on forcefeeding yourself vegetables. Vegetables are actually carbohydrates, although not the sugary simple carbohydrates that are most harmful. But by the same token, you don't need huge quantities of veg, just enough to get key minerals.
The thing about diets for people prone to diabetes is that it focuses on protein, mainly eggs and meat, not vegetables. It's a very savoury taste, which may leave some people pining for sweet things. But basically you can have beef, lamb, pork, bacon, chicken, fish, eggs. And that's mainly it!
For many such a restricted diet is neither necessary or desirable. Some have good blood sugar levels eating cheese, milk, green veg, salads, low carb bread, limited amounts of rice, pasta and potato.
It's all about using our blood sugar level meter before and 2 hours after a meal and tweaking our food amounts and choices to keep under a 2 point post-meal rise
There are some for whom keto/carnivore works well. But it's not an essential way of eating for all type 2 diabetics.
If you look at the low carb foods section of the forum there are thousands of tasty and varied meals.